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Committee against Torture (CAT)

Latvia

16. (...) The State party should: (a) Invite non-citizen residents to avail themselves of the simplified naturalization procedure in the Citizenship Law, as amended in May 2013, and facilitate the granting of citizenship to and naturalization and integration of non-citizens; (b) Enhance...

16. (...) The State party should:

(a) Invite non-citizen residents to avail themselves of the simplified naturalization procedure in the Citizenship Law, as amended in May 2013, and facilitate the granting of citizenship to and naturalization and integration of non-citizens;

(b) Enhance efforts to raise the awareness of parents whose children are eligible for naturalization and consider granting automatic citizenship at birth, without previous registration by parents, to the children of non-citizen parents who do not acquire any other nationality, with a view to preventing statelessness;

(c) Consider offering language courses free of charge to all non-citizen residents and stateless persons who wish to apply for Latvian citizenship.

Remedy/Reparation Access to nationality/Naturalization Awareness raising/Capacity building/Training Implementing measures - Other
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Statelessness Doc. CAT/C/LVA/CO/3-5
Committee against Torture (CAT)

Poland

27. (...) It also invites the State party to consider ratifying the 1954 Convention relating to the Status of Stateless Persons and the 1961 Convention on the Reduction of Statelessness. 

27. (...) It also invites the State party to consider ratifying the 1954 Convention relating to the Status of Stateless Persons and the 1961 Convention on the Reduction of Statelessness. 

International Instruments
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Statelessness Doc. CAT/C/POL/CO/5-6
Committee against Torture (CAT)

Andorra

21. (...) In addition, the State party should consider acceding to (...) the Convention relating to the Status of Stateless Persons and the Convention on the Reduction of Statelessness.

21. (...) In addition, the State party should consider acceding to (...) the Convention relating to the Status of Stateless Persons and the Convention on the Reduction of Statelessness.

International Instruments
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Statelessness Doc. CAT/C/AND/CO/1
Universal Periodic Review (UPR) 2nd

Israel

136.16. Ratify the 1961 Convention on the Reduction of Statelessness, and take appropriate steps to ensure that the human rights of refugees and asylum-seekers are fully respected, including with regard to access to health care and social welfare services. 

136.16. Ratify the 1961 Convention on the Reduction of Statelessness, and take appropriate steps to ensure that the human rights of refugees and asylum-seekers are fully respected, including with regard to access to health care and social welfare services. 

Recommending State: Germany

Recommendation Accepted

International Instruments
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Statelessness Doc. A/HRC/25/15
Committee on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights (CESCR)

Kuwait

9. (...) The Committee recommends that the State party expedite the work entrusted in 2010 to the Central Body to review Bidoun claims for recognition of their status under the Law on Citizenship, and find a permanent solution to their status by 2015, in conformity with international law....

9. (...) The Committee recommends that the State party expedite the work entrusted in 2010 to the Central Body to review Bidoun claims for recognition of their status under the Law on Citizenship, and find a permanent solution to their status by 2015, in conformity with international law. The Committee also recommends that the State party:

(a) Involve legal experts or judges in the citizenship review process to ensure that decisions are taken according to the relevant laws and standards, and to guarantee the right of individuals to be informed of the grounds of decisions taken and the right to appeal;

(b) Accelerate the naturalization process for those who meet the legal requirements;

(c) Ensure birth registration of children of stateless women, including those who are not registered with the Central Body, irrespective of the nationality of the father;

(d) Expedite adoption by the National Assembly of the decision endorsed by the Central Body granting Bidouns access to socio-economic rights, and address the administrative obstacles to their effective access to services; and

(e) Accede to the 1954 Convention relating to the Status of Stateless Persons and the 1961 Convention on the Reduction of Statelessness.

Protection/Enjoyment of rights Remedy/Reparation Access to nationality/Naturalization Birth registration International Instruments Legislative/Judicial/Administrative action
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Statelessness Doc. E/C.12/KWT/CO/2
Committee on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights (CESCR)

Kuwait

9. The Committee is concerned that the categorization of Bidouns as “illegal residents” reflects neither their status as stateless persons nor their historical sense of belonging to Kuwaiti society. The Committee is also concerned at the slow pace of progress made towards finding a permanent...

9. The Committee is concerned that the categorization of Bidouns as “illegal residents” reflects neither their status as stateless persons nor their historical sense of belonging to Kuwaiti society. The Committee is also concerned at the slow pace of progress made towards finding a permanent solution to their legal status by 2015, as the majority of this population is still denied most of their economic, social and cultural rights, in spite of the recommendations made by the Committee and other treaty bodies (art. 2, para. 2).

The Committee recommends that the State party expedite the work entrusted in 2010 to the Central Body to review Bidoun claims for recognition of their status under the Law on Citizenship, and find a permanent solution to their status by 2015, in conformity with international law. The Committee also recommends that the State party:

(a) Involve legal experts or judges in the citizenship review process to ensure that decisions are taken according to the relevant laws and standards, and to guarantee the right of individuals to be informed of the grounds of decisions taken and the right to appeal;

(b) Accelerate the naturalization process for those who meet the legal requirements;

(c) Ensure birth registration of children of stateless women, including those who are not registered with the Central Body, irrespective of the nationality of the father;

(d) Expedite adoption by the National Assembly of the decision endorsed by the Central Body granting Bidouns access to socio-economic rights, and address the administrative obstacles to their effective access to services; and

(e) Accede to the 1954 Convention relating to the Status of Stateless Persons and the 1961 Convention on the Reduction of Statelessness.

Protection/Enjoyment of rights Access to nationality/Naturalization Birth registration International Instruments Legislative/Judicial/Administrative action
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Statelessness Doc. E/C.12/KWT/CO/2
Committee on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights (CESCR)

Albania

The Committee recommends that the State party guarantee access of Egyptians and Roma to procedures for birth registration and personal identity documents through steps such as exempting families who are marginalized and living in poverty from payment of fees for birth registration and...

The Committee recommends that the State party guarantee access of Egyptians and Roma to procedures for birth registration and personal identity documents through steps such as exempting families who are marginalized and living in poverty from payment of fees for birth registration and identity documents. In this regard, the Committee also draws the State party’s attention to its general comment No. 20 (2009) on non-discrimination in economic, social and cultural rights.

Nationality/Identity documentation Birth registration
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Doc. E/C.12/ALB/CO/2-3
Committee on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights (CESCR)

Albania

13. (...) The Committee recommends that the State party guarantee access of Egyptians and Roma to procedures for birth registration and personal identity documents through steps such as exempting families who are marginalized and living in poverty from payment of fees for birth registration...

13. (...) The Committee recommends that the State party guarantee access of Egyptians and Roma to procedures for birth registration and personal identity documents through steps such as exempting families who are marginalized and living in poverty from payment of fees for birth registration and identity documents. In this regard, the Committee also draws the State party’s attention to its general comment No. 20 (2009) on non-discrimination in economic, social and cultural rights.

Nationality/Identity documentation Birth registration
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Doc. E/C.12/ALB/CO/2-3
Committee on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights (CESCR)

Bosnia and Herzegovina

12. The Committee recommends that the State party revise the current Action Plan of Bosnia and Herzegovina for addressing issues of Roma in the area of employment, housing and health care in order to better reflect the needs of the Roma population. The Committee also urges the State party to...

12. The Committee recommends that the State party revise the current Action Plan of Bosnia and Herzegovina for addressing issues of Roma in the area of employment, housing and health care in order to better reflect the needs of the Roma population. The Committee also urges the State party to comprehensively implement the Roma Health Care Action Plan. The Committee further urges the State party to continue its efforts in the registration of all Roma and issuance of identity documents, including those in refugee camps. 

Nationality/Identity documentation
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Doc. E/C.12/BIH/CO/2
Universal Periodic Review (UPR) 2nd

Nigeria

135.142. Step up efforts to guarantee free and compulsory birth registration for all children via public awareness-raising campaign on the importance of the registration of births. 

135.142. Step up efforts to guarantee free and compulsory birth registration for all children via public awareness-raising campaign on the importance of the registration of births. 

Recommending State: Uruguay

Recommendation Accepted

Birth registration
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Doc. A/HRC/25/6